Prevea Vasectomy

When you're done adding to your team a simple 20-minute procedure gets you permanent birth control.

A vasectomy is surgery to cut the vas deferens. These are the tubes that carry sperm from the testicles to the urethra. After a vasectomy, sperm cannot move out of the testes. A man who has had a successful vasectomy cannot impregnate a woman.

A vasectomy is done in the surgeon's office using local anesthesia. You will be awake but not feel any pain. For this procedure:

After your scrotum is shaved and cleaned, the surgeon will inject a shot of numbing medicine into the area.

The surgeon will make a small cut in the upper part of your scrotum. The vas deferens will then be tied off and cut apart.

The wound will be closed with stitches or surgical glue.

You may have a vasectomy without a surgical cut. This is called a no-scalpel vasectomy (NSV). For this procedure:

The surgeon will find the vas deferens by feeling your scrotum.

You will get numbing medicine.

The surgeon will then make a tiny hole in the skin of your scrotum and then clip the ends of the vas deferens.

In a regular vasectomy, a small incision is made on each side of the scrotum. In a no-scalpel vasectomy, a sharp instrument is used to pierce the skin and make a single opening.